TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 2024 ACADEMIC CORE CALENDAR (VERSION 3)
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7FEBRUARY 2024

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7School term

TUT term

Closing date for FECs
Predicate Day (Contact)

Actualnumber ofschool days

TUT contact days (excluding examination days) - year subjects
Actualnumber of
TUT days

Difference

TUT holiday/School holiday
FEC

6

School term versus TUT term

Public Holidays
Classes (Contact days)

51

5/2 - 28/3

422

8/4 - 28/6

58

3

15/7 - 20/9

48

430/9 - 6/12

25

TOTAL

Examination (Contact days for year modules/subjects in May/June)

100
73
173

TUT Academic Recess
Supplementary Examination (Contact days for year modules/subjects in May/June)

17/1 - 20/3

5/2 - 28/3

46

37

9

TUT contact days (excluding examination days) - semester subjects

PUB

Publication of Results

3/4 - 14/6

8/4 - 28/6

5258

6

1

5/2 - 28/3

LA

Late Applications

9/7 - 20/9

15/7 - 20/9

5348528/4 - 28/640

LR

Late Registration with penalty

01/10 - 11/12

30/9 - 6/125250

2315/7 - 20/948

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Scheduled Registration

430/9 - 6/1225&Exit/Special Examination

203193TOTAL

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37
77
73150

1 January 2024

New Year's Day

9 January 2024

Admission staff reports for duty

15 January 2024

* Rest of non-academic staff reports for duty
* Academic staff reports for duty and finalisation of selections* Compilation of examiners and moderators lists (first and second semester and year modules/subjects - to be approved at first FCTL meeting)15 - 18 January 2024
22 - 26 January 2024

* Processing of final NSC results* Preparation for late application process on all learning sites (all support departments must be available)
Late application process for programmes where there is still space available via online application system (no walk-ins)* Scheduled registration

22 January - 9 February 2024

* Online function will be open for registration* Online function will be open for residence registration

26 January 2024

Closing date for examination enquiries, applications for re-mark, re-count and viewing of examination answer scripts (excluding specific block-based programmes)

31 January 2024

Closing date for applications for admission for research-based M and D programmes

2 February 2024
5 February 2024
5 - 9 February 2024

* Closing date for exit examination applications* Residences open for students to return after academic and residence registration* Start of first term of first semester* Commencement of classes
Orientation for first entry students* Closing date for registration

9 February 2024

* Closing date for submission of academic exclusion appeals* Last day for students to sign probation conditions contracts

12 - 16 February 2024

Late registration with penalty (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes)

16 February 2024

* Final date for Faculty Academic Exclusion Appeal Committee meetings* Closing date for registration corrections/changes and adding of modules/subjects (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes)* Closing date for registration of students whose appeals were successful (without penalty)

19 - 23 February 2024
28 February 2024

Exit/special examination* Closing date for submission of hard bound copies for autumn graduation* Closing date for application for autumn graduation ceremony

29 February 2024

Last day that students can cancel (year and first semester modules/subjects and programmes without being liable for any percentage of the full tuition fee (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and Dprogrammes)

1 March 2023

Online application system open

1 - 20 March 2024

Cancellation of first semester modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes). Students liable for 60% of class fees.
Cancellation of year modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes) - Students liable for 30% of class fees

4 March 2024

Publication of exit/special examination results

8 March 2024

Closing date for registration of students who wrote exit examination (without penalty)

21 March 2024

Human Rights Day

21 March - 28 July 2024

Cancellation of first semester modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes). Students liable for 100% of class fees.

21 March - 4 August 2024

Cancellation of year modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes) - Students liable for 50% of class fees

22 March 2024

TUT holiday

28 March 2024

End of first term of first semester

29 March 2024

Good Friday

31 March 2024

* Closing date for registration for research-based M and D programmes (students will be assisted until 2 April because of easter weekend)* Submission of soft bound copies for spring graduations (students will be assisted until 2 April because of easter weekend)

1 April 2024

Family Day

2 - 5 April 2024

TUT recess

8 April 2024
15 April 2024
27 April 2024

Start of second term of first semester

1 May 2024

Submission of examination question papers for May/June examination
Freedom Day
Workers' Day

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15 May 2024

Closing date for applications for admission for July 2024 intake (selected programmes)

27 May 2024

Predicate day for semester modules/subjects

27 - 31 May 2024

Confirmation of predicate marks

3 -24 June 2024

Main examinations, year modules/subjects' classes continue

7 June 2024

Closing date for all selection cards of applications received for the closing date of 15 May 2024 to be returned to Enrolment Management and Planning

15 June 2024

Closing date for applications for admission for specific programmes for 2025

16 June 2024

Youth Day

17 June 2024

Public holiday

24 June 2024

Closing date for submission of non-theoretical modules/subjects' final marks

25 June - 8 July 2024

Supplementary examinations for semester modules/subjects (year modules/subjects' classes continue)

28 June 2024

End of second term of first semester

1 - 12 July 2024

TUT recess

11 July 2024

Last day for FEC meetings

12 July 2024* Publication of final examination results* Students to be excluded and informed by Student Services* Start of first term of second semester

15 July 2024

* Commencement of ALL classes* Online function will be open for all students to register for second semester and block 4 modules/subjects (until 2 August 2024)

15 - 26 July 2024

* Senior and newcomer students report for orientation and registration according to the published schedule* Scheduled registration* Registration closing date

26 July 2024

* Closing date for submission of academic exclusion appeals* Last day for students to sign probation conditions contracts* Closing date for exit examinations applications

29 July - 2 August 2024

Late registration with penalty (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D Tech programmes)* Closing date for applications for admission for specific programmes and ALL international applications for 2025

31 July 2024

* Closing date for submission of hard bound copies for spring graduations* Closing date for applications for admission for research-based M and D programmes (second semester and block 4 programmes)* Submission of examination question papers for the exit/special examination (only if there is no question paper available)

2 August 2024

* Final date for Faculty Academic Exclusion Appeal Committee meetings* Closing date for examination enquiries, applications for re-mark, re-count and viewing of examination answer scripts (excluding specific block-based programmes)

4 August 2024

Last day that students can cancel second semester modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes) without being liable for any percentage of the fulltuition fee

5 August - 1 September 2024

Cancellation of second semester modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes). Students liable for 60% of class fees

5 August - 31 December 2024

Cancellation of year modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes) - Students liable for 100% of class fees

9 August 2024

National Women's Day

8 August 2024

Closing date for registration of students whose appeals were successful (without penalty)

12 - 16 August 2024

Exit/special examination

27 August 2024

Publication of exit/special examination results

30 August 2024

* Closing date for registration of students who wrote special/exit examination (without penalty)* Closing date for registration corrections/changes and adding of modules/subjects (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes)

31 August 2024

Closing date for application for spring graduation ceremony

1 September - 31 December 2024

Cancellation of second semester modules/subjects and programmes (excluding specific block-based programmes and research-based M and D programmes). Students liable for 100% of class fees

16 September 2024

Submission of examination question papers for the November/December examination

20 September 2024

End of first term of second semester

23 September 2024

TUT holiday

24 September 2024

Heritage Day

25 - 27 September 2024

TUT recess* Start of second term of second semester

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30 September 2024

* Closing date for all selection cards for applications received for the closing date of 15 June 2024 to be returned to Enrolment Management and Planning* Closing date for applications for admission for January 2025 (excluding international applications and specified programmes)* Closing date for registration for research-based M and D programmes (second semester and block 4 programmes)

28 October 2024

Predicate day

28 Oct - 1 Nov 2024
31 October 2024

Confirmation of predicate marks

4 - 22 November 2024

Main examination

22 November 2024

Closing date for submission of non-theoretical modules/subjects' final marks

25 November - 6 December 2024

Supplementary examination

2 December 2024

All selection cards for applications received for the closing date of 30 September 2024 to be returned to Enrolment Management and Planning

6 December 2024

End of second term of second semester

7 December 2023

Residences close for December recess

11 December 2024

Last day for FEC meetings

13 December 2024

Closing date for submission of soft bound copies for autumn graduation* Closing day for academic activities* Publication of final examination results

13 - 18 December 2024

Students to be excluded and informed by Student Services

16 December 2024

Day of Reconciliation

18 December 2024

Closing day for non-academic activities

25 December 2024

Christmas Day

26 December 2024

Day of Goodwill

29 January 2025

Closing date for examination enquiries, applications for re-mark, re-count and viewing of examination answer scripts (excluding specific block-based programmes)

Last update: 12 March 2024
Approved by Senate:

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